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Mountain · France

Mont Pelvoux

Elevation
3,946 m
#1,519
in the world
#12
in France
448 m
prominence

Mont Pelvoux is a mountain in France, rising to 3,946 m, the 12th highest in France.

Elevation
3,946 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
448 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#1,519
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mont Pelvoux

Mont Pelvoux lies in France, in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur.

Key facts

Elevation
3,946 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
448 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
Coordinates
44.897, 6.396

How it ranks

Among peaks in France
#12of 320
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,519of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Pointe Durand3,932 m0.4 km
Pic Sans Nom3,913 m1.1 km
Pic Coolidge3,775 m3.4 km
Sommet de l'Ailefroide3,954 m3.4 km
Les Écrins4,101 m4.0 km
La Roche Faurio3,730 m6.0 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mont Pelvoux.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
GapFrance42,71545 km
Saint-Martin-d'HèresFrance35,52859 km
MeylanFrance20,26760 km
ÉchirollesFrance33,08860 km
GrenobleFrance158,55262 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.